BNP Standing Committee member Major (Retd.) Hafizuddin Ahmed has claimed that opportunistic political parties oppose direct elections, instead favoring the Proportional Representation (PR) voting system, which the public does not understand. He described Sheikh Hasina’s rule as “the darkest chapter in the country’s political history,” accusing her of staging three sham elections to remain in power. Hafizuddin said BNP supports the traditional system through which the public has long chosen its representatives.